Just when you think you have it all figured out, an epiphany arrives at the higher level of one’s consciousness.
She refused to know love again. The thought of another heartbreak was far too much for her to bear.
In art, music, and writing, if it’s not of the heart, it means nothing.
Even the shortest love story reminds me of how much I love you.
A person who loves you through your idiosyncrasies, despite the tiny inclusions, is a diamond worth keeping.
Only the broken beyond repair could know my anguish.
Know that you are enough, so that if a person tries to make you feel beneath them, you’ll have the courage to walk away.
A writer must empathize with all of their characters because he is the one that bestowed upon them both joy and misery.
Some days my thoughts refuse to silence themselves, and I feel like I’m walking around in darkness reaching for a stretched hand. I sometimes close my eyes to listen for that still small voice to steer me down a sound and narrow path.
Unless you’re prepared to deal with the aftermath, never invite yourself to a situation where your presence is not requested or welcomed. Don’t pull out a chair at someone else’s table, then turn around and be hurt when you feel unwelcomed.
She spent the first half of her life alone. For the second half, she longed for a man of dignity to rescue her.
She didn’t care if the world thought she was pretty. All she wanted was that special someone to reach beyond the surface and discover her heart.
In the writer’s mind, even a backstory has a backstory.
One great pleasure of being a writer is possessing the power to determine the fate of my characters and how the story will end.
Just because I’m a writer doesn’t mean that my personal experiences are embellished. Every life has a story.
I apologize to my words for not nurturing you and giving you the attention that you deserve.
When he admires the man he calls his father: a man slightly above the scum of the earth—what does that speak about he who admires him?
In the busyness of living, he is the kind of man that makes a woman pause and write romantic poetry.
When he admires the man he calls his father–a man who is slightly above ‘the scum of the earth’, what does that say about the man who admire him?
Assuming less does not make you naive, it makes you a better listener.
There is no one-size-fits-all in communication—everyone’s interpretation of what what you say and how you say it is different.
In the writers mind, even a backstory has a backstory.